underside, and then i would pour another layer of transparent resin and then wait for two days. >> the technique requires incredible patience. it can take two months to complete even a small design. >> translator: after it hardens, i would paint the body. when that hardens, i paint another layer. this time of scales. i would pour transparent resin, wait for two days, and i would repeat that process until i'm satisfied. until it becomes three-dimensional. i would keep adding layers. >> the result blurs the line between what is real and what is perception. his fish look so true to life they are frequently mistaken for the real thing. >> translator: i have been described as a trick artist, but i don't consider trick art to be my main work. i do definitely utilize illusion. your brain takes what you see on the surface of the water and